Thomas Wijck
(Beverwijk 1616–1677 Haarlem)
A winter landscape with travellers in a horse-drawn sledge near the ruins of a fortress,
signed at lower left: Th. Wy (ligated), oil on canvas, 31 x 44 cm, framed
Thomas Wijck, who was active in Haarlem, was a landscapist and genre painter working in an Italianate style. His oeuvre is dominated by interiors featuring alchemists or philosophers.
Specialist: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo

Acquired by the family between 1815-1830;
Thence by descent.
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PROPERTY FROM A GERMAN PRINCELY FAMILY
Thomas Wijck
BEVERWIJK CIRCA 1616 - 1677 HAARLEM
RIDERS BY ITALIANATE RUINS WITH A SEAPORT BEYOND
signed lower left: Twijck
oil on canvas
100.3 by 84.8 cm.; 39 1/2 by 33 3/8 in.
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Print
The picture is fresher in tone and more luminous in colour than the catalogue illustration would suggest. The canvas has been lined and the paint surface is in good overall condition with no apparent damage or loss of paint visible to the naked eye. There is surface dirt and a mottled varnish overall as well as a little minor cosmetic work in the sky which is visible only upon very close inspection. Examination under ultraviolet confirms the aforementioned work as well as the presence of the varnish which impedes full inspection however there is evidence of some old minor scattered strengthening to the architecture. Offered in a Victorian gilt and brown wood frame in good overall condition.